Is WSIU-TV (PBS 8) on NextGen TV?
PBS · channel 8 · Carbondale, IL (Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg market)
No. WSIU-TV broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WSIU-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 8
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 8 · VHF-high
- Network
- PBS
- City of license
- Carbondale, IL
- TV market
- Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg (#81)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 4297
Questions about WSIU-TV
Is WSIU-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WSIU-TV broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Will WSIU-TV stop working on my TV?
Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 8?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WSIU-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 8, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg
- KPLE-CD (TCT Network 30)
- W29CI-D (3ABN)
- WSIL-TV (3)
- WPSD-TV (NBC 6)
- KFVS-TV (CBS 12)
- KPOB-TV (15)
- WKMU (PBS 21)
- KBSI (FOX 23)
- WTCT (27)
- WKPD (PBS 29)
- WDKA (My Network TV 49)
Full Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg station list and shutoff timeline →